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#StopRetailCrime
Crime Stoppers aims to curb shoplifting
  By Sean
Sportun
Manager, Security & Loss Prevention,
Mac’s Convenience Stores
Shoplifting has evolved into a more
lucrative criminal enterprise.
Each year organized groups of professional
shoplifters steal or fraudulently obtain
billions of dollars in retail merchandise to
resell back into the marketplace.
This activity, known as Organized Retail
Theft, is a growing concern for retailers
across Canada. In addition to the direct
financial losses to retailers, those who
engage in Organized Retail Theft also pose a
significant threat to the safety of
employees and the community during the
commission of their crimes.
What's more concerning, is the potential
public health and safety concerns involved –
for example, some products commonly stolen
for resale include infant formula,
over-the-counter medications and other
health & beauty items; which may be expired,
repackaged, or improperly stored or handled
before reaching the consumer.
Recognizing this and with employee and
community safety top of mind – the Retail
Council of Canada, Building Owners and
Managers Association of Toronto (BOMA),
Interac Association, FACECROOK and retailers
like TJX Canada, Loblaw Companies, Sobey’s,
Mac’s Convenience Stores and Building
Technologies have partnered with Toronto
Crime Stoppers, Ontario Association of Crime
Stoppers and the creative team at DDB Canada
to develop a proactive campaign to bring
awareness to the issue of Organized Retail
Crime.
The focus of the initiative is
straightforward – create awareness in the
community on the growing issue of retail
theft, let the offenders know the retail
industry is taking action and lastly,
provide the community with a conduit to
relay anonymous information of offenders to
the police by calling Crime Stoppers.
By working together with aggressive
campaigns like this, Toronto Crime Stoppers
and the Retail Industry will continue to
make a difference in the prevention of crime
at their locations. For more information on
Organized Retail Crime visit
itcostsusall.com.
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Experimental Retail: Taking shopping back to the lab
Big name retailers like Nordstrom, which will open its first Canadian stores
next year, have introduced internal innovation labs that develop and test new
technologies to enhance the overall customer experience. Having a dedicated
space and team allows the retailer to “quickly vet and look into different
initiatives or capabilities we might want to scale up.” Other retailers are
experimenting with internal innovation labs, including ... Wal-Mart, Staples,
Canadian Tire, Home Depot, and American Eagle Outfitters.
(Source
marketingmag.ca)
Conventional grocers suffer due to increased competition - The Fight is On - The
Canadian Squeeze Loblaw Companies and Metro are suffering amid
increased competition in the grocery sector from Walmart, Target and Costco.
Loblaw Companies Ltd. and Metro Inc. blamed increased competition in the grocery
sector for disappointing quarterly earnings on Wednesday. To attract and keep
price-conscious consumers, Metro said it will launch an in-stock guarantee for
shoppers at its Food Basics chain. There are 116 Food Basics locations in
Ontario, a number that is expected to grow to 124 by September as Metro
locations are converted to the lower-price banner to better compete in a market
that is being eaten away by discount retailers such as Walmart, Target and
Costco. Metro will also begin promoting an existing policy that issues refunds
to customers if produce isn’t fresh. It will print simpler signage in stores,
revamp its flyers and increase radio advertising.
(Source
thestar.com)
71% of Canadians
would Prefer to Never Handle Cash Again
Business merchants that accept credit cards payments make up 68% of all non-cash
transactions in Canada, compared to the global average of about 40%.
(Source
prweb.com)
36% More Canadians Using Social Media for Brand Recommendations
Sears Canada to sell stake in eight properties
Cabela's plans another new store in
Canada
Good Samaritans jumped in to catch would-be thief at a
jeweler in Barrie,
On.
RCMP ‘disrupted’ two dozen security threats last year
The Mounties made arrests or otherwise disrupted 25 suspected terrorist and
other national security threats last year. (Source
ottawacitizen.ca)
Langley RCMP arrest Best Buy employee in thefts from warehouse
A 23-year-old Best Buy employee was arrested this week in connection
with
the theft of thousands of dollars worth of iPhones, iPads and computers that
went missing from the store’s warehouse. Langley RCMP said they were contacted
by loss prevention officers on Nov. 8 about an “internal theft” at the Best Buy
warehouse, with dozens of Apple products reportedly missing. Their investigation
resulted in the issuance of a search warrant for a Port Coquitlam home where
$12,000 in cash and $23,000 worth of iPads, iPhones and computers were seized.
Investigators determined the products had been stolen from the warehouse and
were being offered for sale on the popular buy-and-sell website
Craigslist.
(Source
theprovince.com)
Suspects sought in Leduc, Alberta Walmart arson
Police are searching
security tapes and interviewing witnesses for information on two teens suspected
of setting a fire inside the Leduc Walmart last Friday, Nov. 8.
(Source
leducrep.com)
Fugitive from Vancouver arrested in Mexico, faces more than
50 criminal charges related to an organized crime ring Vancouver
man who
allegedly operated an organized crime ring throughout Washington, Oregon and
Nevada was recently arrested in Mexico. Fred James Engh, 30, allegedly fled the
area while on bail for several felony charges, including leading organized
crime, money laundering and theft. The United States Marshals Service, with help
from Mexican authorities, found Engh in Rosarito, Mexico. (Source
columbian.com)
RCC Ontario Safety Group - Taking applications for 2014
Save money. Get rebates. Learn from peers. RCC's Ontario
Safety Group has
returned over $4.8 million in WSIB premiums to retailers and significantly
improved the safety performance of the industry! To join or for more
information, contact Jonathan Farkouh, Manager of Member Services at
jfarkouh@retailcouncil.org or 1-888-373-8245 x 319.
Retail Fast Facts:
October 2013
Highlights:
•
Total monthly retail sales changed by 3.5 percent over the comparable month
last year.
• Total sales excluding food, automotive and
gasoline changed by 3.9 percent over
the comparable month last year. (Source
retailcouncil.org)
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